At Farnborough 2014 AirShow, AgustaWestland presents
its AW101 configured for Personnel Recovery and Special
Forces missions, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”.
In February 2014, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company
has announced that the first HH-101A “CAESAR”
for the Italian Air Force made its maiden flight.
According to AgustaWestland, first and the second
aircraft will be delivered in the last quarter of
2014.

MBDA Storm Shadow missiles to be fitted to RAF Typhoon following £120 million agreement

Posted On
Friday, 18 July 2014 11:07

MBDA
Storm Shadow missiles to be fitted to RAF Typhoon following £120
million agreement

Storm Shadow, which provides long-range air to surface
capabilities, is 1 of the most advanced missiles of
its kind. It is capable of defeating various targets
including bridges, airfields, harbours and parked
aircraft. The missiles, produced by MBDA, have previously
been deployed on Tornado GR4 aircraft during operations
over Iraq and Libya. These will now be fitted onto
Typhoon Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft ready to enter service
with the RAF in 2018.

At Farnborough 2014 AirShow, the Swedish Company SAAB
presents a mockup of its Gripen NG (Next Generation).
The Gripen NG takes the tried and tested elements
of the Gripen design and improves on these during
the creation of a new aircraft with a more powerful
General Electric F414G engine with the ability to
supercruise. Its redesigned airframe operates at higher
weights, allowing more fuel and weapons to be carried.

Thales unveiled a new precision-guided air dropped
munition, the FreeFall Lightweight Multi-role Missile
(FFLMM) during the Farnborough International Airshow
2014. The FFLMM is a precision-guided glide munition.
It contains the same sophisticated warhead as Thales's
existing LMM, but is approximately half the size and
weight because it does not incorporate a rocket motor.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is showcasing its
T129 ATAK attack helicopter for the first time at
Farnborough International Airshow. The T129 attack
helicopter ATAK, which is co-produced by Italy’s
AgustaWestland and the TAI, is scheduled to showcase
three flights as part of the program.

Snecma
(Safran) and Rolls-Royce have welcomed the signature by the British
and French Governments of a new Programme Arrangement which allows
them to continue design work on engines for the Future Combat
Air System (FCAS), an unmanned combat air vehicle.

Textron Airland is showcasing for the first time its Scorpion aircraft at Farnborough 2014

Posted On
Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:50

Textron
Airland is showcasing for the first time its Scorpion aircraft at Farnborough
2014

Textron showcases for the first time its new Scorpion
at the Farnborough International Air Show from July
14 to 20. The aircraft is being developed for use
as a jet trainer, surveillance platform or light strike
aircraft.

Thales’s Scorpion Helmet Mounted Sight and Display
(HMSD) System was selected by Airbus Helicopters for
production and integration into its future Helicopter
Weapons Systems, following a full and open competition.

Farnborough 2014: US Air Force awards Raytheon $80 million for MALD-J

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Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:28

Farnborough
2014: US Air Force awards Raytheon $80 million for MALD-J

Raytheon Company announced during the Farnborough
2014 International Airshow that it has been awarded
an $80,768,012 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee
contract for the Lot 7 Miniature Air Launched Decoy
Jammer (MALD-J) missile (200 each) to include: data,
mission planning, process verification program, and
operational flight software.

Airbus Defence and Space displays for the first time Atlante UAS at Farnborough 2014 1407141

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Monday, 14 July 2014 09:15

Airbus
Defence and Space displays for the first time Atlante UAS at Farnborough
2014

A next generation unmanned vehicle called the Atlante
that has been developed by Airbus Defence and Space
to the same standards as manned aircrafts will be
on static display in the UK for the first time at
Farnborough 2014. The Atlante UAS has obtained a Cat
2 system certification which enables it to fly over
segregated areas and so can operate in civil airspace.

Airbus Helicopters’ Farnborough International
Airshow participation will emphasize the company’s
long-standing commitment to the U.K.’s civil
and military markets through its diversified helicopter
product line, along with the company’s innovation
for further improvements in rotorcraft performance,
efficiency and reliability.